A CHARITY football match in memory of a popular Worcester man who suffered from defects in his circulatory system will raise funds for others battling the same condition.

The 11-aside end of season charity match between GDL Athletic and a team of made up of former players will take place this Sunday at the Porcelain Ground, Droitwich Road, Worcester.

The 90 minute match kicks off at 10.30pm with a raffle and auction held beside the pitch afterwards.

The day is in honour and memory of Andrew Perkins who suffered from a circulatory condition, dying aged 34 on Wednesday, October 26 last year.

All proceeds will go to www.butterflyavmcharity.org.uk, a charity which seeks to raise funds for specific research into peripheral, brain and extremity AVMs (Arteriovenous Malformations) with the aim to improve treatments and find a cure.

Other aims include raising awareness about AVMs, supporting AVM sufferers and their families and informing AVM sufferers about new treatments and establish a comprehensive list of treatment centres, specialist interventional radiologists, surgeons and doctors.

Mr Wyse, a player and the club's social secretary, said Andrew was 'a good friend to the team' so the choice of charity this year was an easy one to make.

He said the idea for the charity game arose out of his discussions with the team's manager Chris Walton.

"I’m asking for any nice items to donate for the raffle that will take place pitch side on Sunday morning.

"If you have something yourself or any contacts anywhere that could help anything and everything would be gratefully received and more importantly if anyone would like to pre-bid auction style on any of the following items, please email me with your offer."

The charity helps people who, like Andrew, have

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), defects of the circulatory system.

They are generally believed to arise during embryonic or foetal development or soon after birth. They are comprised of snarled tangles of arteries and veins. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body’s cells; veins return oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs and heart.

The absence of capillaries—small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins—creates a short-cut for blood to pass directly from arteries to veins.

The presence of an AVM disrupts this vital cyclical process.

Although AVMs can develop in many different sites, those located in the brain or spinal cord—the two parts of the central nervous system—can have especially widespread effects on the body.

Raffle strips are available for £5 each. Pre-bids must be for £10 or more.

Prizes include a makeover for any special occasion courtesy of LornaWMUA, a meal for two at The Robin Hood, a Bare Minerals Eye Set, two tickets to Worcester racecourse, two tickets to Perry Bar greyhound racing, two tickets to Glee comedy night (Birmingham), Vouchers for Ashley's Indian restaurant (Worcester), a four ball round of golf at Worcestershire Golf Club (Malvern Wells), four main enclosure tickets for Warwick Races and Boing Zone, Birmingham vouchers.

For more information contact Chris Wyse on 07825788729 or email wyse1423@googlemail.com